Digital Images in the Classroom

I. acquire images
-take pictures with digital camera
-upload photos to computer

II. analyze images
-determine mathematical, scientific, or social patterns via images
-use technology to analyze images
-geometer's sketchpad

III. create instructional activities
-label different parts
-copy photos to word document
-use images in a narrative or writing assignment
-increases student motivation to write
-transform into video of still images with voiceover
-beneficial for students who have trouble turning their ideas into writing

IV. communicate
-images can be emailed
-images can be uploaded to a collaborative website for everyone to see
-images can be disseminated to a wider audience
-peers, parents and faculty within a school district can view images


Lesson Plan Idea Using Digital Images
1st or 2nd grade Community Study
-students use digital cameras to take pics of different points of interest during a community walk (i.e. fire station, grocery store, local businesses, library, parks, etc..)
-upload pics when return to class
-class can use their images to collaboratively write about the community